Subways: metrodelegates will march to the Sbase headquarters to demand new cars

The unionists announced that they will gather at 12 in Plaza Miserere “to Then go to Agüero 48, where the company’s offices are located..

In the context of a “health crisis”, subway workers denounce a lack of response on the part of SBASE, so they called for a new measure of force. Unlike previous protests, This Wednesday there will be no interruptions in service.

Days ago, for this same claim, they had freed the station’s turnstiles Federico Lacrozeone of the busiest on the Line B route.

During this measure of force, Emova He maintained, in dialogue with Ámbito, that they are carrying out a comprehensive plan against asbestos “throughout the Network” and They carried out more than 3,000 measurements on air quality.

However, the unionists emphasized: “This measure of force is a consequence of the irresponsible attitude of the company Emova, that has failed to fulfill commitments agreed with our union organization for months“said the workers’ representatives in a statement.

Metrodelegates’ complaints about asbestos in the subway continue

For several years the delegates have been denouncing the presence of asbestosa substance of mineral origin, the inhalation of which can cause breathing difficulties or lung cancer. According to workers, asbestos is found in wagons and rolling stock, as well as in electronic boards, power centers and ventilation ducts.

Last month, a subway operator died who suffered from lung cancer “as a result of exposure to asbestos,” metrodelegates said. Based on this fact, they indicated through a statement that since 2018 four workers have already died and 107 are affected as a result of exposure to asbestos.

Given these accusations, since Emova they assured that They have been “working since 2018 on the comprehensive de-besting plan throughout the network and The subway has adequate safety conditions based on scientific and technical standards“.